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#BC9108

#bc9108 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9108 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.86% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.3096

Complementary

  1. #bc9108
  2. #0833bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9108
  2. #088dbc
  3. #3708bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3708
  2. #bc9108
  3. #8dbc08

Triadic

  1. #bc9108
  2. #08bc91
  3. #9108bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9108
  2. #33bc08
  3. #0833bc
  4. #9108bc

Square

  1. #bc9108
  2. #08bc37
  3. #0833bc
  4. #bc088d

Monochromatic

  1. #292002
  2. #735805
  3. #bc9108
  4. #f5c11b
  5. #f8d565

Shades

#bc9108 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9108
  2. #a98307
  3. #967406
  4. #846606
  5. #715705
  6. #5e4904
  7. #4b3a03
  8. #382c02
  9. #261d02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9108 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9108
  2. #c39c21
  3. #c9a739
  4. #d0b252
  5. #d7bd6b
  6. #dec884
  7. #e4d39c
  8. #ebdeb5
  9. #f2e9ce
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9108 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9108
  2. #b68f14
  3. #b08e20
  4. #aa8c2c
  5. #a48a38
  6. #9e8944
  7. #988750
  8. #92855c
  9. #8c8368
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49812 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9108 {
  color: #bc9108;
}
Background
.bg-bc9108 {
  background-color: #bc9108;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9108 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9108;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9108;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 145 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9108 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9108, #8dbc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9108 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 145 8 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.13 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.15 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.83 #436ef7 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc9108  rgb(188, 145, 8)  hsl(46, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0833bc  rgb(8, 51, 188)  hsl(226, 92%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#08bc91  rgb(8, 188, 145)  hsl(166, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#9108bc  rgb(145, 8, 188)  hsl(286, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet